Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro has denied his involvement in an alleged plot to overthrow the country's current president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Speaking for the first time in court, Bolsonaro, who ruled the country between 2019 and 2022, said a coup was an "abominable thing" and there was "never even a possibility of a coup in my government".
Along with seven "co-conspirators", the 70-year-old is standing trial over the events which led up to the storming of government buildings by his supporters on 8 January 2023, a week after Lula's inauguration.
The former president could face decades in prison if he is convicted. He has always denied the charges against him.
Questioned by Judge Alexandre de Moraes in court on Tuesday about the alleged charge of plotting a coup, Bolsonaro said the charge "does not hold, your Excellency".
